Bill file and cabinet.



PATENTED JULY 2, 190i e. F. ARVBDSON,

BILL FILE AND CABINET. APPLIOATION FILED I'EB IG, 1907.

2 BHEETB-SHEET 1.

attozmnp PATENTED LJILILLY 2, 1907.

G. F. ARVBDSON. BILL FILE AND CABINET. APPLICATION FILED rm. 16. 1901.

119i b1 aooeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. ARVEDSON, OF CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

BILL FILE AND CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed July 2, 1907.

Application filed February 16,1907. Serial No. 357,614.

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The present invention has for its object to provide files or holders of novel and peculiar form especially designed for use in systems as aforesaid and which are adapted for general service for receiving bills, memorandum slips and papers designed to be filed for future reference. a

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet and files or holders therein embodying the invention, the top of the cabinet being partly open to expose the upper ends of the files or holders to show their general arrangement. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a holder or file. Fig. 3 is a front view of a holder or file provided with bills or papers, the topmost paper or slip being drawn out part way. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the holder-on the line x-zr of Fig. 3, the papers or slips being omitted. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line y-y of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 showing the spring retainer or follower straight or fiat throughout its length. v

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The cabinet may be of any capacity, construction and design and comprises a body portion 1 and a top 2, the

latter being preferably hinged to the body so as to swing open and shut. The body portion of the cabinet is subdivided into compartments to receive the holders of files. C The cabinet may contain any number of holders or files according to the special use for which the device is designed.

It ieto be upderstood that one or more cabinets may be-employedin a single system in which case the holders or files will be indexed so as to run through the several cabinets or sections thereof, the latter themselves, being indexed to enable the proper cabinet or section to be quickly determined. The holders or files are substantially of like structure and are preferably formed of sheet material such as metal. The holders or files may be of any length, width and depth according to the size and number of papers, slips, bills or the like to be placed in position therein.

Each holder or file consists of a back 3, vertical side flanges 4, a top flange 5, a bottom flange 6 and a spring retainer or follower 7. p The several parts are preferably (35 of integral formation constituting elements of a blank which is bent into the. form substantially as shown. The vertical side flanges 4 prevent lateral displacement of the papers, slips, bills or the like placed therein,

whereas the bottom flange 6 supports the said papers when the holder or file is removed from the cabinet. The top flange 5 prevents vertical displacement'of the papers but subserves a more important ofiice, viz to receive the indexing matter such as names,

in bill and paper files to enable a particular bill, account, slip, paper or memorandum, to be quickly found when required. The retainer or follower 7 keeps the papers 8 in place and being resilient adapts itself to the bulk of papers so as to exert a pressure thereon. The

spring retainer or follower 7 is arranged so as to extend in front of the papers 8 and press them against the back 3 and is connected at one edge with one of the inclosing flanges, preferably the bottom flange 6. The retainer or'follower is approximately of triangular form, one edge 8 5 having connection with the bottom flange, the second edge being about parallel with a vertical side flange and i the third edge extending obliquely or diagonally from the lower right-hand corner of the holder or file upward toward the upper left-hand corner thereof. The upper I tapered end'of the retainer or follower is free and exerts a pressure upon the papers 8 to hold them in place in the file when in position. The upper tapered end of the retainer or follower is inwardly deflected as shown at 9 and thence curvedoutwardly at 10 to enable a finger of the hand to engage therewith when it is required to move the retainer or follower outward either to release the papers or to admit of another paper or slip being placed in position. Inasmuch as the column for dollars and cents of account slips occupies the righthand portion of such slips, the arrangement of the spring retainer or follower as herein indicated, admits of the figures being readily determined without necessitating the removal of a slip or paper from the holder; Moreover, a paper, slip, ticket or the like may be readily-inserted between the spring retainer or follower and the right-hand side flange 4 as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, said paper or slip being moved into position either by a tap or a gentle pressure upon the outer edge thereof as will be readily understood. A space 11 is 9 letters of g .the alphabet, numerals or the like generally employed 75 'ply each customer with ger of the hand when it is required to remove one or more of the papers. The ends of the top and side flanges are made rounding so as not to catch the papers or slips and interfere with their removal from the holder or retard placing the same therein. In order that the names or indexing matter may be more readily ascertained, the top flanges 5 are slightly inclined. While the spaces 11 admit of the papers being initially reached, they also provide for ready removal of the holders or files from the cabinet. If desired, finger pieces 12 may project from the holders or files opposite the finger spaces 11 and provide convenient means for gripping the holders when it is required to withdraw the same from the cabinet. The finger pieces 12 form a part of the blanks from which the holder is constructed and are parts of the upper edge portion of the blanks corresponding to the top flanges. I y

In practice, when the holders or files of a cabinet become filled, a second cabinet may be provided and constitute in effect a section of the filing system, it being understood that as many cabinets or sections may be added as found necessary, the papers, files or the like being distributed or adjusted to accommodate the ad- 'ditions as made.

It is to be understood that a holder or file may be used independently of the cabinet, it being proposed to supone to receive the bills or duplicate slips, tickets or the like when received. The holder or file may be conveniently suspended upon a nail or like part and for this purpose,an opening 13 is provided in the back 3 near the top thereof.

. The form of holder or file shown in Fig. 2 is designed I most especially for individual use and not in series to be arranged in a case or cabinet. The holder .or file to be used in series and arranged within a case or cabinet preferably has the spring retainer or follower 7, straight .or flat throughout its extent as indicated most clearly in Fig. 6, the papers being prevented from displacement by the cabinet or case in which the holders or files are placed. Moreover, the straight or fiat construction of the retainer or follower admits of the papers being more quickly and easily placed in position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

'1. A holder or tile formed of sheet material and comprising :1 brick, retaining flanges extended from the back one of said flanges being broken away to form a linger space, and a finger-piece extended from the back adjacent the linger space.

2. A holder or tile formed of sheet material and coniprising a buck, retaining flanges extending from the back, and a follower integral with one of the retaining flanges and serving to retain the contents of the bottle against; the back, the said follower being formed with an inclined side whereby the end thereof is reduced in width.

3. A holder or tile for slips, papers and the like, the same comprising it back, :1 bottom and sideiinnges and :1 spring retainer or follower, the hitter extending from the bottom flange and having its upper edge inclined from the lower right-hand corner oi the holder toward the upper lefthand corner thereof.

4. A holder or file comprising it back. side flanges extending from the biick, shortened to provide a finger space, and :i linger pieee extended from the back adjacent the said finger space.

5. In combination, a cabinet, :1 series of holders or tiles therefor-each provided with a top flange adopted to receive indexing matter and also to retain papers and slips in place, said top flanges being slightly inclined toward their outer edges in a downwhrd direction to facilitate the reading of the indexing matter when the holders or iiles are in position in the cabinet.

6. A holder or file formed of sheet material and eomprising'a back, side flanges extended from the hack. :1 top flange carried by the hack and shortened to form n linger space, a bottom flange carried by the back, and a spring follower formed in conjunction with the bottom "huge, the said follower being formed with an inclined side whereby the end thereof is reduced in width.

7. In combination, acnbinet, and :1 series of holders or files designed to be arranged within the cabinet and each comprising .1 back and a top'flange, the said top flange being adapted to receive indexing matter and being arranged :it an angle to the back to facilitate the reading of the indexing matter.

In testimony whereof I :lfiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE l ARVEDSON. [L. 3.]

Witnesses:

WM. A. DUNTON, ARTHUR E. Anvnnson. 

